germany's+foods

 Over the last 50 years the Germans acquired a taste for mediterranean and exotic food and integrated into their menu various dishes from countries where they went on holiday. Especially Italian food is an alltime favourite. Asian food - particularly Chinese dishes and curries - has also become very popular. The chefs of upmarket restaurants get their inspiration mainly from the French Cuisine. Nevertheless the German home cooking - and restaurant kitchens - still favours a great number of traditional dishes. Some of them are typical for certain regions only. But here are the most popular ones that you might find all over Germany:

 Schweinebraten  Pork roast in a rich gravy. Served with boiled potatoes, Knödeln (dumplings) or Spätzle in Swabia.   Goulasch  Sharply fried beef and pork cubes stewed with onions and red or green pepper. It is served with boiled potatoes, mashed potatoes or noodles.

 Kassler mit Sauerkraut  Cured pork shops, cooked, served with Sauerkraut and boiled potatoes.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Eisbein mit Sauerkraut <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Very fat pork knuckles, cooked, served with sauerkraut. It was a favourite when most people still worked hard in the fields. Modern lifestyle and health consciousness did away with this item.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Wiener Schnitzel <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Thin veal fillet, crumbed and fried. Served with chips and salad.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Erbsensuppe <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Pea soup with onions and potato cubes. Cooked in a beef broth and sometimes mashed. Usually served with pieces of Bockwurst (thick vienna-like sausage).

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Leberknödel Suppe <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Clear soup with pork liver meat balls. Especially cooked in Bavaria.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Kartoffelsuppe <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Potato cubes soup with onions and bacon. Cooked in a beef broth. Served with pieces of Bockwurst (thick vienna-like sausage).

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Leipziger Allerlei <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Thick soup made from a combination of vegetables and potato cubes and beef chunks.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Rouladen <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Beef olives from large, thin fillet, spiced with mustard and pepper and filled with sour gherkins, onion and bacon. Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Kohlrouladen (Krautwickel) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Spiced mince wrapped in big leaves of cabbage, fried in bacon and stewed until done. Served with boiled potatoes.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Sauerbraten mit Rotkohl <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Beef, pickled in buttermilk and then roasted in a tangy gravy sometimes with added raisins. It is mostly served with sweetsour Rotkohl (red cabbage).

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Hühnerfrikassee <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Chicken a la king. Served with rice or boiled potatoes.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Kochfisch mit Senfsauce <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Steamed fish fillets with mustard sauce. Mostly Kabeljau (kabeljou), Rotbarsch (red perch) or Schellfisch is used. Served with boiled potatoes.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Bratfisch mit Kartoffelsalat <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Crumbed and fried fish fillet with potato salad. Potato salad consists of boiled and sliced potatoes in a sauce made from mayonaise, small pieces of sour gherkins and finely chopped raw onions.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Forelle Blau <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Steamed trout with owes its bluish colour to a sip of vinegar in the water. Served with boiled potatoes, melted butter and parsley.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Karpfen Blau <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Carp, boiled in a special pot with a cup in the stomach to keep it standing upright. A sip of vinegar in the water results in the bluish colour. Served with boiled potatoes, melted butter and parsley. Typical dish for holy eve.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Brathering mit Bratkartoffeln <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> A fried and subsequently pickled whole herring accompanied by crisply fried potato slices and onion rings.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> There are a great number of other traditional dishes which are typical for certain regions of Germany.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Desserts <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="mainfont" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px;"> Germans mostly have ice cream, fruit or fruit salad for dessert. However, there are a few "Nachspeisen" that are typical for Germany.

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